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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
203 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013
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...THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
WAS 44.7 DEGREES. THIS IS 4.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 74 DEGREES WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE
28TH AND 29TH OF APRIL. THE COLDEST READING FOR APRIL WAS 21
DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 17TH.
FOR APRIL 2013 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RECORDED A TOTAL OF 0.70 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION. THIS IS 0.34 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A TOTAL OF 5.0
INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED FOR THE MONTH.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 41 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 7TH.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1968 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 76 04/30/1981
LOW 04/07/1975
04/06/1975
HIGHEST 74 04/29 76 -2
04/28
LOWEST 21 04/17 22
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.9 54.2 4.7
AVG. MINIMUM 30.4 26.6 3.8
MEAN 44.7 40.4 4.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 25.7 -4.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 0.70 1.04 -0.34
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 6 MM MM
DAYS >= .10 3 MM MM
DAYS >= .50 0 MM MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 04/15 TO 04/16
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
LIQUID EQUIV 0.50 MM MM
LIQUID 7/1 6.59
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 04/16
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 602 738 -136
SINCE 7/1 6384 6890 -506
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 09/16
LATEST 05/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/200 DATE 04/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/170 DATE 04/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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